News and reports from the Department of Commerce.

Two U.S. officials visited two countries in Africa recently to strengthen the commercial and economic relationship between the United States and the African continent.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) led Subcommittee members in a field hearing in Midland, Texas. Local civil and energy officials celebrated the economic and public benefits of a strong oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin and the country as a whole, and warned of the dangers of President Biden shutting down American energy.

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.7 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.

News Release: The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit 2023 kicks off today. Hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), TOP is a three-day virtual conference that will showcase new products created through TOP’s 2022 sprints, featuring innovative technology and other solutions that use federal open data, and bring together leading data experts and community leaders.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled "Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy" on March 1, 2023.

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, urged the House of Representatives to consider his bill, the Innovate to Deliver Act, to authorize the United States Postal Service to expand the services it offers, including a proposal...

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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to roll back the previous administration’s mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) power plant regulations.

Geospatial Modeling Grant grant opened on Feb. 22.

News Release: Dear Mr. Koskinen: Congratulations on your recent confirmation as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Your bi-partisan Senate confirmation marks a new beginning for the agency. We are glad that the IRS has implemented all of the recommendations proposed by the Treasury Inspector General for...

A strike force made up of experts in advanced technologies and national security is now working across the country to protect crucial technological assets and the nation's supply chains from bad actors.

“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S455-S458 on Feb. 16

Federal Trade Commission Chair Linda Khan hosted a public forum on a new rule proposed to ban employers from imposing non-compete clauses on their workers.

NOAA Fisheries released the draft National Seafood Strategy, which aims to enhance the resilience of the seafood sector in the face of climate change, the coronavirus pandemic, labor shortages and aging infrastructure.